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2020-2021
June 2021
Live Webinar
Using Capitalism to Make a Better World: Fund Managers' Strategies to Promote ESG and Sustainability Agendas
Thursday, June 24, 2021 | 8:00–9:00 PM (EDT)
Friday, June 25, 2021 | 9:00–10:00 AM (Japan Time)
Featuring:
Sarah Bratton Hughes, Head of Sustainability, North America, Schroders
Kei Okamura, Director of Japan Investment Stewardship, Neuberger Berman
Moderator: Alicia Ogawa, Director, Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
This webinar was a Phillips Pathway for Inclusive Leadership (PPIL) approved event.
April 2021
Live Webinar
Is Korea Following in Japan's Footsteps?
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 | 12:30–1:30 PM (EDT)
Featuring: Randall S. Jones, Professional Fellow, Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), Columbia Business School; Non-resident Fellow, Korea Economic Institute of America; Former Senior Counselor - East Asia and Head of Japan/Korea Desk, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
Cosponsors:
Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
APEC Study Center, Columbia University
Outreach Partner:
The Korea Society
Columbia Business School Leadership Speaker Series
Professor David Weinstein in conversation with Yuzaburo Mogi ’61
Special Live Webinar by Yuzaburo Mogi, Honorary CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kikkoman Corporation
Monday, April 5, 2021 | 8:00 PM (EDT)
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 | 9:00 AM (Japan Time)
Featuring: Yuzaburo Mogi ’61, Honorary CEO; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kikkoman Corporation
Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
Opening Remarks: Costis Maglaras, Dean and David and Lyn Silfen Professor of Business, Columbia Business School
Q&A Moderator: Hiroto Nakamura ’21, Columbia Business School
March 2021
Live Webinar
Hoshino Resorts: A Leader’s Vision to Transform Japanese Tourism
Wednesday, March 31, 2021 | 7:00–8:00 PM (EDT)
Thursday, April 1, 2021 | 8:00–9:00 AM (Japan Time)
Featuring: Yoshiharu Hoshino, CEO, Hoshino Resorts Inc.
Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
Outreach Partner: Global Family Enterprise Program, Columbia Business School
Live Webinar
The Father of Japan’s Modern Economy and Capitalism, Eiichi Shibusawa: His Timeless Vision, Philosophy, and Legacy
Thursday, March 25, 2021 | 7:00–8:00 PM (EDT)
Friday, March 26, 2021 | 8:00–9:00 AM (Japan Time)
Featuring: Ken Shibusawa, Chief Executive Officer, Shibusawa and Company, Inc.; Founder and Chairman, Commons Asset Management
Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
As part of the Chazen Global Spotlight Series:
Special Live Webinar
Marking the 10th Anniversary of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 | 8:00–9:15 PM (EDT)
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 | 9:00–10:15 AM (Japan Time)
Session 1: The Future of Fukushima: Coping with Disaster and the Road to Recovery
Featuring: Masao Uchibori, Governor of Fukushima Prefecture
Session 2: The Current Status of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant and Its Decommissioning
Featuring: Naomi Hirose, Senior Adviser and Former President and CEO, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)
Student Moderator (Session 1 and Session 2): Takayuki Nakagawa, MBA ’22, Columbia Business School
Cosponsors:
Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
The Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business, Columbia Business School
Special Live Workshop
Rethinking Leadership and Beauty in the Workplace and Beyond: Empowering Women through Inclusivity*
Friday, March 19, 2021 | 12:00–1:00 PM (EDT)
Featuring:
Xian Horn, Forbes Contributor, Beauty and Disability Advocate
Kara McGrath, Deputy Editor, Allure.com
Yumiko Shimabukuro, Director, Urban and Social Policy Program, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Co-Founder, Japanese Management Leadership Program, Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), Columbia Business School
Opening Remarks by: Ryoko Ogino, Managing Director, CJEB
*This workshop was part of CJEB’s Japanese Management Leadership Program’s Women’s Career Advancement series. It was also part of the Phillips Pathway for Inclusive Leadership (PPIL), focusing on the DEI skills of creating an inclusive environment and mitigating bias and the DEI topics of gender identity and equity and cross-cultural competencies. The recording for this workshop will not be made public.
Live Webinar
Globalizing the Japanese Company: Stakeholder Capitalism Meets Shareholder Capitalism
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 | 7:00–8:00 PM (EST)
Thursday, March 11, 2021 | 9:00–10:00 AM (Japan Time)
Featuring:
Sarah Lubman, Acting Chief Communications Officer, SoftBank Group International
Annamarie Sasagawa, Director, Corporate Culture (Global), Kao Corporation
Moderator: Alicia Ogawa, Director, Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
February 2021
Live Webinar
The Future of Finance and Empowering the Retail Investor
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 | 7:00-8:00 PM (EST)
Thursday, February 18, 2021 | 9:00-10:00 AM (Japan Time)
Featuring: Oki Matsumoto, Chairman and CEO, Monex Group, Inc.
Moderator: Alicia Ogawa, Director, Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
Live Webinar
TSE Introduces a Brand-New Playing Field for Japanese Companies: Who Will Be the Winners?
Tuesday, February 9, 2021 | 7:00-8:00 PM (EST)
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 | 9:00-10:00 AM (Japan Time)
Featuring: Ryota Kimura, Chief Representative & General Manager, New York Representative Office, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Moderator: Alicia Ogawa, Director, Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
CJEB Special Workshop
Strengthening Emotional Intelligence in the Thinking World: Research and Practice
Tuesday, February 2, 2021| 12:15-1:45 PM (EST)
Featuring: Yumiko Shimabukuro, Director, Urban and Social Policy Program, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Co-Founder, Japanese Management Leadership Program, CJEB; Zachary Metz, Adjunct Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Opening Remarks by: Ryoko Ogino, Managing Director, CJEB
December 2020
Live Webinar
Political Change in the Post-Abe Era
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 | 7:00-8:00 PM (EST)
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 | 9:00-10:00 AM (Japan Time)
Featuring: Gerald L. Curtis, Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Columbia University
Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
Cosponsored by:
Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI), Columbia University
Live Webinar
The Japanese Economy, Second Edition: Book Launch
Friday, December 4, 2020 | 6:00-7:30 PM (EST)
Saturday, December 5, 2020 | 8:00-9:30 AM (Japan Time)
Featuring:
Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), Columbia Business School
Takeo Hoshi, Professor of Economics, The University of Tokyo
Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
Organizer: Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
Outreach partner: Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo
Note: This webinar was the book launch for The Japanese Economy, Second Edition (The MIT Press, 2020), written by Takatoshi Ito (Columbia University) and Takeo Hoshi (The University of Tokyo).
Live Webinar
Are Japanese CEOs Paid Too Little & U.S. CEOs Paid Too Much, and Why Does It Matter?
Thursday, December 3, 2020 | 7:00-8:00 PM (EST)
Friday, December 4, 2020 | 9:00-10:00 AM (Japan Time)
Featuring:
Steven Greenberg, Regional Managing Partner, Financial Services, APAC & ME, Heidrick & Struggles
James B. Rosenwald III, Managing Member and Portfolio Manager, Asia Equity, Dalton Investments
Hideaki Tsukuda, CEO, Board Advisors Japan, Inc.
Moderator: Alicia Ogawa, Director, Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
November 2020
Live Webinar Series
Conference on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds*
Day Two of the 5th annual conference of CJEB’s Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds
Public Pension Funds in the COVID-19 Era
Thursday, November 19, 2020 | 7:00 – 8:15 PM (EST)
Friday, November 20, 2020 | 9:00 – 10:15 AM (JST)
Featuring:
Dr. Catherine L. Mann, Global Chief Economist, Citibank
Masataka Miyazono, President, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)
Geoffrey Rubin, Senior Managing Director and Chief Investment Strategist, CPP Investments
Ángel Ubide, Managing Director and Head of Economic Research for Global Fixed Income, Citadel
Moderator: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), Columbia Business School
* Please note, this conference was held under the Chatham House Rule. The recording of the event will not be made public.
Live Webinar
Central Bank Digital Currencies
Friday, November 13, 2020 | 8:00-9:00 AM (EST)
Friday, November 13, 2020 | 10:00-11:00 PM (JST)
Panelists:
Sir Jon Cunliffe, Deputy Governor, Bank of England
Eswar Prasad, Professor, Cornell University
Shinichi Uchida, Executive Director, Bank of Japan
Moderator: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
Discussant: Patricia C. Mosser, Senior Research Scholar, SIPA; Director, Central Banking and Financial Policy @ SIPA
Organizer: Central Banking and Financial Policy Initiative, SIPA, and Columbia University
Outreach partner: Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
This webinar was conducted in English as part of "The Japanese Economy in the COVID-19 Era" series.
Live Webinar
Global Investment in a Nationally Regulated World: Should Money Stay at Home?
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 | 6:00-7:00 PM (EST)
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 | 8:00-9:00 AM (JST)
Featuring:
Martin Chorzempa, Research Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)
Nels Hansen, Partner, Corporate/M&A Practice Group, White & Case LLP
Moderator: Alicia Ogawa, Director, Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
Live Webinar Series
Conference on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds*
Day One of the 5th annual conference of CJEB’s Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds
Pension Funds and ESG Investing
Wednesday, November 4, 2020 | 7:00 – 8:00 PM (EST)
Thursday, November 5, 2020 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM (JST)
Featuring:
Anita George, Executive Vice-President and Deputy Head, CDPQ Global
Doug Peterson, President and CEO, S&P Global
Moderator: Keiko Honda, Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Former CEO of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) of the World Bank Group
Opening Remarks: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University; Takatoshi Ito, Professor, SIPA, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB
* Please note, this conference was held under the Chatham House Rule. The recording of the event will not be made public.
October 2020
Live Webinar
The Transition from Abenomics to Suganomics: What Should We Expect?
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 | 8:00 – 9:00 PM (EDT)
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM (JST)
Featuring: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), Columbia Business School
Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
Live Workshop
Effective Knowledge Transfer
Friday, October 16, 2020 | 10:00 – 11:45 AM (EDT)
Featuring: Yumiko Shimabukuro, Director, Urban and Social Policy Program, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Co-Founder, Japanese Management Leadership Program, Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), Columbia Business School
Opening Remarks by: Ryoko Ogino, Managing Director, CJEB
Live Webinar
A Wave of Shareholder Activism Hits Japan's Shores*
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Featuring: Josh Black, Editor-in-Chief, Activist Insight; Timothy Foley, Director of Research, Chalkstream Capital Group, L.P.
Moderator: Alicia Ogawa, Director, Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, CJEB
Special Note: This discussion was off the record.
September 2020
Live Webinar
Investing in Infrastructure in Developing Asia after COVID-19: Navigating Geopolitics to Generate Long-Term Value, Growth, and Returns
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM (EDT)
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 | 11:00 PM – 12:30 AM* (JST) (*Next day)
Featuring:
Keiko Honda, Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Former CEO of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) of the World Bank Group
Glenn Hughes, Head of Vietnam, LOGOS Group
Samir Saran, President, Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
Moderator: Dr. Alexis Crow, Head of Geopolitical Investing at PwC; Senior Fellow at the Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy at Columbia University
Co-sponsored by: Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy, Columbia University and APEC Study Center, Columbia University
Optional related reading material:
Article by Dr. Alexis Crow and Samir Saran
Live Webinar
Whither the Suga Administration— a Conversation with Gerald Curtis & Takenaka Heizo
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM (EDT)
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 | 22:00 – 23:00 (JST)
Featuring:
Gerald Curtis, Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Columbia University; Chairman, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation; Distinguished Research Fellow, Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research; Member of the Board of Directors, Japan Society; Core Faculty, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
Heizo Takenaka, Professor Emeritus, Keio University; Professor, Toyo University; Member of the Policy Council under the Abe administration; former Minister of State for Internal Affairs and Communication and for Economic and Fiscal Policy in the Koizumi administration
Co-sponsored by: Japan Society and School of International and Public Affairs and APEC Study Center, Columbia University
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Live Webinar
Recent Lessons for Financial Regulation and Macroprudential Policy*
Tuesday, September 8, 2020 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM (EDT)
Tuesday, September 8, 2020 | 9:00 - 10:00 PM (JST)
Featuring:
Ryozo Himino, Commissioner, Financial Services Agency, The Japanese Government
Donald Kohn, Robert V. Roosa Chair of International Economics at Brookings; Financial Stability Committee member at the Bank of England; Former Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Board
Jeremy Stein, Moise Y. Safra Professor of Economics at Harvard University; former Governor of the Federal Reserve Board
Moderator: Patricia C. Mosser, Director of Central Banking and Financial Policy @ SIPA, and Senior Research Scholar, Columbia SIPA
Discussant: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
Main Organizer: Central Banking and Financial Policy @ SIPA
Outreach Partner: Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
*This webinar was conducted in English as part of "The Japanese Economy in the COVID-19 Era" series.
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August 2020
Live Webinar
Lessons from the Fight against COVID-19: Tokyo and New York*
Thursday, August 13, 2020 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM (EDT)
Thursday, August 13, 2020 | 9:00 – 10:00 PM (JST)
Featuring:
Shigeru Omi, Chairman, Subcommittee on Novel Coronavirus Disease Control; President, Japan Community Health care Organization
Tomoaki Kato, Professor of Surgery; Edwin C. and Anne K. Weiskopf Professor of Surgical Oncology, Chief Division of Abdominal Organ Transplant, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Moderator: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB
*This webinar was conducted in Japanese as part of "The Japanese Economy in the COVID-19 Era" series.
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Live Webinar
Getting Out the [Shareholder] Vote in Japan: An Overview of the 2020 Campaigns
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 | 12:30 – 1:30 PM (EDT)
Featuring:
Marc Goldstein, Head of U.S. Research, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)
Masafumi Kondo, Deputy General Manager, New York Office, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Moderator: Alicia Ogawa, Director, Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, CJEB
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Live Webinar
Central Banking in the COVID-19 Era**
Wednesday, August 5, 2020 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM (EDT)
Wednesday, August 5, 2020 | 9:00 - 10:00 PM (JST)
Featuring:
Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor, Bank of Japan
Janet L. Yellen, Distinguished Fellow in Residence with the Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution; Former Chair, The Federal Reserve Board
Moderator: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB
Discussant: Patricia Mosser, Director, MPA Program in Economic Policy Management; Senior Research Scholar, SIPA, Columbia University Organizer: Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
Outreach Partner: Central Banking and Financial Policy @ SIPA
**This webinar was conducted in English as part of "The Japanese Economy in the COVID-19 Era" series.
July 2020
Live Webinar
Strategies for Unlocking Value in Japan: Attack or Engage?
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 | 6:00 – 7:00 PM (EDT)
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 | 7:00 – 8:00 AM (JST)
Featuring:
David Baran, Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Symphony Financial Partners
Moderator: Alicia Ogawa, Director, Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, CJEB
Live Webinar
Economic Recovery from the Pandemic and Transformation toward a Better New Normal in Japan and the United States***
Monday, July 20, 2020 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM (EDT)
Monday, July 20, 2020 | 9:00 - 10:00 PM (JST)
Featuring:
Yasutoshi Nishimura, Minister for Economic and Fiscal Policy; Minister for Novel Coronavirus Disease Control; Minister for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Government of Japan
Glenn Hubbard, Dean Emeritus; Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia Business School
Moderator: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
***This webinar was conducted in English as part of "The Japanese Economy in the COVID-19 Era" series.
Live Webinar
ESG Investing in the COVID-19 Era****
Wednesday, July 15, 2020 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM (EDT)
Wednesday, July 15, 2020 | 9:00 - 10:00 PM (JST)
Featuring:
Kathy Matsui, Vice Chair; Chief Japan Strategist; Co-head of Macro Research Asia, Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.
Ronald P. O’Hanley, Chairman & CEO, State Street
Moderator: Keiko Honda, Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Former CEO and Former Executive Vice President, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
****This webinar was conducted in English as part of "The Japanese Economy in the COVID-19 Era" series.
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Special Note: In principle, this discussion was off the record. If you would like to quote any part of this webinar in public or social media, please contact us at [email protected].
Live Webinar
International Financial Institutions in the COVID-19 Era*****
Wednesday, July 8, 2020 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM (EDT)
Wednesday, July 8, 2020 | 9:00 - 10:00 PM (JST)
Featuring:
Masatsugu Asakawa, President and Chairperson of Board of Directors, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Mitsuhiro Furusawa, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Keiko Honda, Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Former CEO and Former Executive Vice President, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Moderator: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, SIPA, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB
*****This webinar was conducted in Japanese as part of "The Japanese Economy in the COVID-19 Era" series.
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